The Miraculous Highway Intervention

right . I recently received a copy of the book Pray the Answer , not the Problem , by Carol Graham . For those of you who have not heard of her before , carol is an award-winning author , a keynote speaker , a prayer coach , teacher , podcaster , youtuber and dog rescuer of more than 30 dogs .

She's received the Author of the Year Award and Woman of Impact Award for her memoir Battered Hope . She's a fearless prayer warrior and she's my friend , and today I'd like to share just part of a story that she records in her latest book Pray for the Answer and Not the Problem .

It goes like this I was traveling down Interstate Highway 5 , which has a speed limit of 70 miles an hour . Suddenly a black car edged too close to my right , traveling at the same speed as I was . My body tensed and I noticed our side-view mirrors were about an inch apart .

Without time to check my rear-view mirror , I moved over to the next lane and she followed just as close . I pressed down on my horn , but she didn't respond . I eased off the accelerator to slow down and what happened next became a bit of a blur . My hands gripped the wheel tightly , my heart beat fast and my body shook With everything in me .

I shouted Jesus . There was no time for me to react or apply the brakes . Her car crashed against the cement median and spun sideways . My SUV headed directly to her front door . Here is where all the laws of physics were defied . I did not apply the brakes , but my truck stopped immediately within inches of her door . Nothing was tossed inside my vehicle .

My speed was between 65 and 68 miles an hour . The engine did not die . The stop was strangely gentle , as if I was traveling at 10 miles an hour , not 65 . As her airbag deployed , she held her cell phone in her right hand . Had she been texting at that speed ? Was she trying to kill herself ?

Traffic slowed and a couple of drivers pulled up to see if we were okay . I took a deep breath of relief , yet felt overwhelmed with disbelief and I noticed that I was trembling . The front of the girl's car was completely fragmented and gone . A man asked me to back up my truck to give him room , to open her door and pull her out .

Then he came back to report . She said it was a rental and the steering was wonky . The steering was wonky , not , so why was she going that speed and why didn't she attempt to stop ? Then he asked a question that baffled me what's this in front of your car ? No answers , only the undeniable fact that a pile of sand stopped my truck gently , without incident .

I looked at him . My angels put it there , I said . He

gave a crooked smile and shook his head in disbelief . There was only one explanation for what happened Divine intervention . There is no doubt , nor any rationalization . Truly , it was a miracle . When I called out the name of Jesus , it was the assurance he was with me and would protect me . Even at that split second , faith overcame fear .

I love hearing about stories like that , where God does a miracle . Even when we're not expecting it and even when we haven't necessarily been praying for it , god still did a miracle . Hebrews 11 and verse 1 tells us that faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not yet see .

In this story , carol had faith that God would be with her and would protect her wherever she was going throughout the day . She spent time with him in the morning and he was spending time with her throughout the day protecting her . The protection as she drove was a result of the faith for the things that she could not yet see .

Yet God took day protecting her . The protection as she drove was a result of the faith for the things that she could not yet see , yet God took care of her . Faith and fear are always battling within us . Each one of them gives us a different perspective on what the future is going to be like .

Even as short a time as our day or our afternoon , or even the next conversation we're going to have , faith believes that God will bring about what is going to be best for us in this situation . Fear believes that the worst possible solution is going to come about , that something terrible is about to happen .

That battle between faith and fear rages within us many times during our day , and one of the most important things is that , when we live by faith , we are constantly reminding ourselves that God is still there , he's still with us , he's still helping us and guiding us . Psalm 56 , starting in verse 3 , it says when I am afraid , I will trust you .

I praise God for His word . I trust God , so I am not afraid . What can human beings do to me ? Faith is essential for our walk with God , and it's through faith that God is able to work and help us when we need it , even when we don't know we're going to need it . He's there for us because of our faith .

If you'd like to learn a little bit more about Carol's life and her ministry , you can catch her podcast . It's called Praying for Miracles with Carol . Check it out , you will enjoy it , and on her website you can order a copy of her book . Pray the Answer , not the Problem . I hope you have a great day , my friends . Be blessed .

Know that God is with you and we will talk again tomorrow . Thank you for joining us today , and I invite you to join us every Monday to Friday , right here at Starting Right , with Danny Mac .